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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
FOREIGN,

The English government has suspended Sir
John HennessY, governor of Mauritius
Lord Colin Campbell's application for q
new trial of the divorce suit brought by his
wife against him is in the nature of techni-
cal application which, if granted, will reopen
the old case and not inaugurate new trial.
Prince Bismarck is expected in Berlin on
the 7th of January. 1t is surmiSed that the
object of his coming is to accelerate the pas
sage of the military bill.
The Bank of France has declared a semi
annual dividend of f.7O per share, against
f. 100 in June last.
Ten miners were killed by the falling Of
cage in a colliery in Durham, Eng,
The death is announced of Mr.. David Dun
can, member of Parliament for the exchange
division of Liverpool
The latest advices from Mandalay state
that the British army of occupation is within
two miles Of the great ruby mines of Bur-
man.
The marriage of Marshal McMahon's
daughter to Marquis Hevlin took place in
Paris Dec 81 Prince Murat was present on
behalf of ex-Empress Eugene
The Unionists decline to form a coalition
ministry in England Lord Randolph
Churchilrs offer to return to the cabinet
was rejected.
Nj. Bartholul mas Deen promoted 10 Ine
rank of commander of the Legion of Honor.
Mai. Mcdonald an officer of the Salvation
Army was arrested at Harrisburg, Pa, on
charge of abducting q young girl named
Lizzie Engle. He claims that Miss Engle
went there and was admitted to the army on
her own request. She was sent to Kansas
city to join the army there.
Judge NJ A. Harwood, willie examining
witnesses at Cotulla, Tex, in the Sheriff
Mckinney murder case, fell over and died
from the effects of an overdose of morphine,
whether taken with suicidal intent is not yet
decided.
Mr.. Gladstone, Cardinal Manning the
Earl of Selborne the Duke of Westminster,
Cd46n Farrar, Prof. Tyndall, the Archbishop
of Canterbury and others have signed an ap-
peal to the press not to publish the details Of
divorce and criminal trials.
Returns from Victoria show that the yield
of gold in that colony during the past year
was $780, 900 ounces under that of 1885.
Two hundred and seventy five natives lost
their lives by the burning of the reserved
enclosure at the Peoples Park at Madras
No Europeans were killed.
Bernard Kelly, member of Parliament for
South Donegal, died suddenly while visiting
his consti uents.
Senior Moret, minister of Spanish foreign
affairs has consented to prolong the CONNER
cial modus viyendi with the United States
until the middle of next March.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
PROBABLY FROZEN TO DEATH.
PerIIOus Situation OF Five Mon in tho
Ice of Jamaica Bay.

There is every probability that five men
lost their lives Jan. 2 in Jamaica bay by
freezing within sight of a crowd of people
On shore who were unable to
render them any assistance,
This afternoon three men, supposed to belong
to East New York, hired a rowboat for the
purpose of going duck shooting. They got
along very well for a time, but they got
toward the middle of the bay, when the tide
turned and the strong ebb set in with unusu--
al rapidty, the wind, at the same
time, blowing strong: Large blocks of ice
got into the current, and the rowboat was
surrounded. Several boats were launched,
but the drift ice was running with such
force that the efforts had TO be abandoned.
The men in the boat were seen to make des-
perate efforts to gain the shore, and at dark
they were still seen struggling, but it is now
feared that they have perished. The ice
near the shore is not strong enough to
walk on, and yet on the outside it is to
thick for the men to break through. Another
boat which was seen in the same predicament
had two men in it, THIS boat left Smet's
oyster house from an island about mile dis
tant. From all appearances the men were
bent on going to Rockaway beach. The
life saving station nearest to where the men
are is mile and half down on the other
side of the beach,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

Although not yet out of the expert.
mental stage, electric street railways are
rapidly gaining ground in public favor.
Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Min.
neapolis, Toronto and other cities al
ready have electric street railways in sue.
cessful and profitable operation. About
a dozen new roads are in course of con-
struction, and score or two more are
projected. Montgomery, Ala, will be
the first city in the world to have com
plete electric street railway system. In
New York it is expected that new and
powerful Daft electric motor will soon be
making trips on the Ninth Avenue Ele,
vated Road, hauling a train of four OF
five cars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

tainly no more healthful, exhilarating,
and enjoyable sport than tobogganing
has ever become popular in any country.
Canada in winter without its toboggan
and snowshoe clubs would not be Canada
to nine-tenths of its inhabitnnts, and
from present indications l imagine that
the "slide" during the next two or three
seasons will have become as much a
fixture in your Northern cities as it has
been for years past in Montreal"
A stroll through almost any one of the
principal retail districts of the city, says
the Tribune, would amply verify the
truth of the young "Canuck's" observa-
tion. Shopkeepers in many lines of
merchandise have taken to decorating
their shop windows with toboggans and
toboggan scenery, the principal dry
goods and sporting goods houses display
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
LIABILITIES OF $500, 1000.
Assignment OF the Dolores Land al
Cattle Company oTTexas,

Assignment of the Dolores Land and
Cattle Company orTexas.
A dispatch from Galveston, Tex, says:
The Dolores Land and Cattle Company of
Texas, which was chartered last year with a
stated capital of 100000, made an assign
ment here yesterday. The company, as
chartered, was composed Of W. s. Carothers
and George A. Searight with 1000 shares
each. Recently, however, Mr.. Caroth-
ers disposed of his interest to the
other members of the company. The
ranches and cattle belonging to the company
are situated in Demmit, Kinney and ad join
ing counties, and were assessed last year at
$500 The ranches comprise over 2J0, coo
acres, stocked at present with l6, 900 head OF
cattle. In Dun's Register of January, 1856,
George A. Searight's live stock interests at
Cheyenne are rated at over $3.50, ,000, and the
Searight Cattle company's interests, also in
wyoming territory, at over 81, 100000. 1t is
understood however, that Mr.. Searight has
disposed of his Wyoming interests, but not
without considerable shrinkage. The papers
Of assignment, as filed here and signed by
Messrs. Sesright and A. f. Robins, show in
round fgu es, liabilities of $500, 900. The
principal creditors are: John F. Coats of
Omaha, $30,000 and Julia A. Fletcher of
Chicago, $4,000 each, secured by first mort
cages; George A. Searight, 800, 900, without
security; the Texas National Bank of San
Antonio, s1O,OOO security 50 shares of the
stock Of the company; the State National
Bank of Austin, $44O0 with Mr.. Searight
as indorser, and sundry holders of 12O first
mortgage per cent coupon
ing to about $12O, 900, sold in open market),
securing by the real and personal property of
the company. The company also owes about
$1,000 in attorneys fees. The assets, it is
stated, foot up about $4,000. The assign
ment creates great surprise and regret, on
account of the high standing of the persons
| however, as compared with the liabilities,
indicate temporary embarrassment, which,
| it is hoped, will be eventually overcome
| without much loss, if any, to the creditors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
TObOgganing.

II see the town has got pretty bad
attack of it, said young Canadian who
had just returned from a two months
stay in Montreal to Chicago Tribune
reporter.
'sAttack of what2" was asked.
"Why, of our Canadian sport of to-
bogganing," was the reply. "The man
ner in which Americans take hold of a
new sport is amazing to our people in the
Dominion, and it constantly surprises us
to hear of the sndden development of
some new craze among our cousins upon
this side of the great lakes. Now, to-
bogganing has been thoroughly ma
tional pastime with US for ten years
or even longer. have known any num-
ber of Americans to visit Montreal and
Toronto and enjoy the sport hugely, ac-
cording to their own admission; yet sea-
son after season has passed and Ameri.
cans have remained indifferent to an en-
joyment which now seems to have
awakened them to a degree of enthusi-
asm I never expected to see. 1 am
heartily glad to see it, however, for Ger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

The French chemists are constantly
experimenting on various herbs, noxious
weeds, ETC., for the purpose of seeing
whether these plentifully- bestowed
nuisances can not be utilized by extract
ing their oils, gums, resins or other val
liable properties, or reducing them to
pulp or fiber, convert them into cloth,
paper or what not, and thus introduce OF
originate some new industry, and at the
same time make these vegetable drones
Yalnahle
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

During the season of 1886 the United
States Fish Commission has distributed
over 10000, 600 young shad in the vari-
GUS streams and waters of the country,
at an expense of less than $40, 900. AS
less than 100000 shad are taken for
the market in season, fifteen young fish
are put into the water for every old one
removed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
THE LOGAN FUND.
To be Invested i'm 4 Per Cents-ContrIbu-
ton from Montreal.

To be Invested i'm 4 Per Cents-ContrIbu-
tiOn from Montreal.
1t has been decided to invest the Logan
fund in U. S. per cent. bonds, and Capt.
Geo. E. Lemon will purchase at once, as a
first instalment $4,000 v orth of such bonds,
have them registered in Mrs. Logan's name,
and deliver them to her. A subscription of
$1,000 was received from Montreal with the
following letter;
MONTREAL, Dec. 80, 1886.
To Capt. G. E. Lemon, Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir: Feeling and knowing that we
have lost the best friend we may ever expect
to have, solder-a statesman and, more
than ALL gentleman, / take pleasure in con-
tributing to the fund for Mrs. Logan $1,000.
Please notify me where and to whom l shall
send check. GEORGE w MURRAY.
U. S. Military Telegraph Operator under
Gen. John A. Logan.
No steps have yet been taken toward set
tling on final resting place for the remains
of Gen. Logan. On New Years day some
Of Mrs. Logan's friends from Chicago called
upon her. and it was decided to let the mat
ter rest for the present. 1t is not probable
that the body will be removed from its pre-
sent resting place before spring.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

1t is intended to construct a large
tower in London in commemoration of
the Jubilee year of Queen Victoria's
reign. The tower is to be 440 feet high
at the extreme top, from which may be
seen eight or nine counties. 1t will over
look every other structure yet built in
London. 1t is proposed to erect this
structure at the top of Oxford street,
where the ground lies high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

General Miles says that we have in this
country material for the finest light cav
airy in the world. In the event of wal
we could recruit upon the plains so, 900
cowboys, who would make, with very
little drill, matchless cavalrymen, far
superior to the Cossacks in the Russian
servica
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

Medical co-education has been decided
a failure at Berlin, and henceforth women
are not to be admitted as hospital stu
dents, or even allowed to attend the reg
ular medical lectures.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
MANY LIVES LOST.

Fifteen Deaths Result from the Pacific
Railroad Accident.
1t is said that in the collision last Friday
evening, December 81, of a freight train and
a construction train in deep cut on the
South Pacific, near DEVILS river, IL or Is
lives were lost, nearly all the persons killed
being Mexicans, -Four or five dead bodies
from the wreck were brought in last evening,
and several of the manned passed through
en- route TO Columbus. When the trains
collided they caught fire, and two cars and q
locomotive were burned. Most of the killed
and wounded received their injuries by being
burned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
" ISLAND POND, VERMONT JANUARY T. 1897

The State of California has 3S, 600, 900
acres of unoccupied land. The great
scarcity of water is what now troubles
the Californians more than the Chinese
question,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
FIR. SHERMAN MAoEA BAPTIST.
The Ex-Catholic Priest Immersed b!
Rev. Justin ID. Fulton.

NEW YORK, January Sin DR.. Fulton's
church, in Adelphi street, Brooklyn, on the
I'd, large multitude gathered
to hear Rev. James A. O'Con-
nor, editor of the Converted Cath
olc, preach on "Christ the Need of the
Priesthood" and to see the immersion of FIR.
Sherman, the Redhook Point priest who
married girl OF his parish last year and re
signed the holy orders, with an accompani
ment of great scandal. At the conclusion of
Mr.. O'Connors sermon, the e. priest was
led into the baptismal water by Rev. Justin
D. Fulton and immersed into the Baptist
faith,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07

samples of the grotesque and brilliantly
colored regulation toboggan costumes,
which they announce they are ready to
make to order "for individuals or clubs, {"
and in the novelty stores pretty girls
purchase miniature snowshoes and to-
boggans by the dozen for decorative pur-
poses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-01-07
THOUSANDS IN NEED OF FOOD.
Another Appeal from the Drought Dis
triCt of Texas,

Another Appeal from the Drought Dls-
trict of Texas,
The Fort Worth (Texas) Gazette of Jan, 2,
published the official report of the
convention of county judges from
counties in the drought district of Texas,
held at Albany, this state. Twenty
one counties are represented in the conven-
ton. The total number of people in these
counties now in need of food, clothing and
fuel is placed at 80, ,000 while thousands more
are without seed to plant during the coming
year. An appeal is made to the state and
national legislatures and to the country at
large to furnish at once $500,000 to relieve
immediate wants.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
An Invited Disaster.

The coroner's verdict in the case Of
the disaster on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near Republic, o.. is n0ta-
bic one. On this occasion. it will be
remembered. n number Of people came
to Il cir deaths from the mangline
and burning caused by the collision
between a freight and passen
ger train. The accumulation Of sior1
eomings on the part of the management
of tine division of the road concerned.
as set forth by. the Coroner. is some
| thing remarkable.
1t was found that the locomot We o.
the freight train had been in bad con
| dition for some time and had been KEEP
| in use when it should have been in ths
repair shop. Had it been in proper
trim siding could have been reached
in time to let the other train pass.
The engineer had been seventeen hours
at work continuously. and was all tbs
| more wearied from the fact that he hac
an inexperienced fireman for helper.
He was in no cond ton to make the
| best of the situation in case of Difficult
ty. The freight conductor had ample
time to flag the passenger train. bui
neglected to do so, Moreover. if tn t
brakes on the approaching train hae
been in good order it could have beer
stopped quickly enough to prevent thu
disaster. The heating and lighting o.
the cars were found to be ''dangerou,
in the extreme, and it was declared
that the loss of life would have beer
very small had it not been for the burn
ing.
The verdict expresses regret that thu
laws are not adequate to properly pun
ish those who are responsible for thu
gross negligence which caused so muel
loss and suffering. and recommend
legislation. The loose management
here revealed is simply astonishing
and if the verdict is fair one it is Il
be hoped that all the law that can b
applied to the case will be made use OF
-Neto Yor5 World.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
The Worlds Rain.

Could we but utilize all he water
power lifted from the ocean by the sun
beams and waited by the zephvrs over
the land. what vast factories might be
run! What magnified Niagaras might
we create, In recent paper to the
Royal Society of Edinburgh, MIR. John
Murray sought to give the world rain
fall in figures. The areas of country
having an inland drainage-equal to
II. 1856, $50 square miles-received =. 24s
cubic miles of rain yearly. The total
areas draining directly to the ocean
equal 44.2l1, 900 square miles, OF which
3S. S29, $50 square miles, have more than
ten inches of annual rainfall, and dis
charge into the sea 6,569 cubic miles OF
water each year. By this means rather
more than j. 0O0 000 900 tons of solids
are carried to the ocean annually.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
He Could Write.

This is the way he told it at police
headquarters the other day:
"Vhell l vhas in mine place, you
know, und Teller comes in und says:
Mister Blank. l make bet aboudt you
sbust now.'
Was dot sop
.' Yes | make bet dot YOU can write
your name.
" OF course can write my name!
does somepody take me for a fool"
Well. you put him down on dis
piece of paper und make fife dollar
well write my name on his paper
und he goes off und l doan' see him any
more. Yesterday | get some notice
from a bank dot a note for feefty dollar
yhas due. Icomes down town und rinds
note NIT my name on der back. L
yhas der paper on which l wrote my
| name.
"Weu?"
..Vhell. dot vhas all. except dot
yhas fool, und if you catch him gi
| one hoonered dollar to keep my namt
oudt of der paper. -DetrOit Free Press
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
Be Careful of Your Signature

A gentleman of wealth. while prac-
ticing peumanship one day, wrote his
name upon blank slip OF paper and
allowed il to lie on his desk. 1t attract
ed the attention of Il neighbor. who foi
a Joke, filled the space above the sigma
ture in the form of a promissory note
and few days afterward the Joking
neichbor presented the paper, with an
offer TO allow considerable discount !,
the apparent drawer would cash it a,
the time. The gentleman perceived
the Joke, and the holder of the docu
ment, placing it in his pocket, departed
and nothing more was said ABOUT IT.
Subsequently the holder was stricken
with paralysis and died, and his execu
tors, finding the note, and having ne
knowledge of the joke attached TO IT,
broupht suit and recovered the sum fol
which it was drawn YOUTHS comoa"'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
A Big Country and No Mistake.

The following are a few extracts
from an article which the Hon. Ed
ward Atkinson, president OF the man.
ufacturers' mutual fire-insUrance COM
pany OF Boston. furnished for the Cen
fury Magazine in its January number,
and shows what q vast knowledge
that gentleman has of this country
and its resources, and ought to be
read carefully by every American citi-
zen. The comparison made with re-
gard to our national domain will
open the eyes OF people who don't
realize what q big country this is.
The state OF Texas alone is larger
than either the Aus rian empire, the
German empire. France, Spain or
Sweden. California, Dakota and
Montana are separately larger than
Norway. New Mexico is as large as
Great Britain and Ireland and larger
than Italy. Kansas is considerably
larger than Turkey in Europe. Flor
ida is as large as England and Wales.
| Kentucky is larger than Portugal.
Indiana is larger than Ireland or
Scotland West Virginia is larger
than Switzerland. Maryland and
Vermont are each but trifie smaller
| than Belgium. Taken as a whole, the
United States are vastly larger than
any European country except Russia
Mr.. Atkinson says that the visionary
possibilities OF the future product O
the United States may be imagined by
reference to the following statements
The land in actual use for growing
corn. wheat, hay, oats and cotton IL
the whole country now consists o
PTS, 500 square miles, or a fraction
less than the area OF the state OF Tex
as. The entire wheat crop OF thu
united States could begrown on whea
land OF the best quality selected iron
that part OF the area of the state o
Texas by which that single stat
exceeds the present area of the Ger
man empire. The cotton factories o
the world now require about Il, 900,
900 bales of cotton of America
weight. Good land in Texas produce
one bale to an acre. The world sup
DIV of cotton could therefore be grow
on less than $4,000 square miles. o
upon an area equal to only seven pc
cent. of the area OF Texas.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
Why Herr Hans Wager Wouldn't
Insure.

Good morning, Mr.. wager. I'd like
to insure you against fire." said an in
surance agent.
You don'd can conshure mein house
against fire,
.'Why of course | can"
so dot dot house nefer got against
fire und burn DOWN."
Well. if a fire should accidentally
break out in your house. we will restore
the loss, see?"
'-Oh. yah; see what you dalk. aber
don'd can'.l see some odder dings.
OUT fire mein house proked Gus L
don'd got no losses. got losses when
dot fire don'd broke mein house oud-
when him schtay in You peen hell
UNI Teller dot you don'd Something's
know like dose. When a bris del
Jail proke oud he done vhas in. hain't
| it? You dalks like lunadic asylums-
| don d mein house conshure nit nc
lunadic asylums. Dot was schestnui
overwhelmingly State Journal
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-29
The Cowboy Vocabulary.

The cowboys have language o.
their own which no henderson, may
attain unto until he has served his no
yitiate. They call horse heruer
..borse wrangler," and horse breaker
a ..broncho buster" Their steed Is
often a "cayuse," and to dress well Is
to ..rag proper" When cowboy goes
ont ON the prairie he "hits the nat
WHISKY is family disturbance, anc
to eat is to "chew." His nat IS
..cady," his whip ''quirt," his ruOo 1,'
coat a ..slioker," his leather overai,'
are "chaps" or "chapperals ana Ut
rauolver is a "45." Bacon is "overian'
front, and unbranded cattle ar
mavericks.